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PM Imran Expresses Resolve To Change Governance

Islamabad (September 02, 2018): Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday expressed his resolve to change governance in the country, focusing on austerity, anti corruption and meritocracy.      

The prime minister took to Twitter to share his views about his yesterday’s meetings with Punjab’s chief minister Sardar Usman Buzdar, his cabinet and provincial bureaucracy.

He said that his government to change governance in Pakistan and depoliticize Punjab police force. “Had very constructive meetings with Punjab CM & cabinet; & the senior Punjab bureaucracy yesterday. Informed them all that priority must be given to achieving our 100-Days programme,” Khan tweeted.

 “We are determined to change governance in Pak, focusing on austerity, anti-corruption & meritocracy,” he said.

“Also met with ex-IG Nasir Durrani who had initiated the police reforms agenda in KP. He is heading the police reforms task force in Punjab & I told him his first priority must be to depoliticise the Punjab police force,” he added.

Earlier in the day, a one-day tree plantation campaign kicked off across the country. Prime Minister Imran Khan formally launched the “10 Billion Tree Tsunami” by planting a sapling in District Haripur.

One point five Million saplings will be planted today in major cities of Pakistan. Government Departments, Military forces, NGOs, Students and a large number of citizens are participating in today’s plantation drive.

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Plant for Pakistan is part of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)  government’s billion tree Tsunami 2018 drive.

About 1.5 million trees will be planted today, with the aim to plant 10 billion trees across Pakistan over the course of the next five years.

The purpose of the campaign is to encourage people, communities, organizations, business and industry, civil society and government to collectively plant trees.

As a part of the initiative, people will be given free saplings at 190 distribution points across the country.Climate change is one of the main issues that Prime Minister Imran’s government aims to tackle through initiatives like tree plantation.

The country-wide tree plantation drive comes after the PTI-led provincial government in Khyber Pukhtunkwa executed a large-scale tree-planting project during its previous tenures.

According to experts, Pakistan is facing enormous environmental challenges.

A survey conducted by the  Sustainable Development Policy Institute ahead of the 2018 poll found that respondents prioritized three key environmental issues: rising temperatures, water shortages, and air pollution.

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